Santa Pod Raceway in
the UK is normally the home of Europe’s fastest drag bikes and
cars. But for the May Bank holiday weekend this year, the inaugural
‘Xfest’ event will put it firmly on the BMX calendar, too.

Between the 5th
and 7th of May 2012, Santa Pod has gathered some of the
best riders from across Europe to compete across Dirt, Park and
Street courses. With some great names already signed up and Anthony
Ramsey and Ben Joyce from Extreme Sports Events behind the scene, it
will very much be a rider-focussed event, with all the trimmings of
this world-famous festival venue.

The line-up of
contests includes:

Dirt - Lords of
Dirt - Round 1

Patrick Guimez and
Marcus Hampl are designing and building the course in the usual Lords
of Dirt Style. HUGE!!.. that’s all that needs to be said...

The usual open
relaxed format will apply as it wouldn’t be Lords Of Dirt without
it.

The Dollar Jam will
be a cash jam with a difference. As usual the riders that throw down
will get an instant cash reward but at the end of all the sessions
the judges will decide which of the riders will go through to a Final
Jam and compete for the top slots. With course input from Dub Jack,
Dan Lacey and Ben Lewis it is guaranteed to keep the riders happy.

The park rider list is already awash
with names that aren’t out of place at the DEW Tour and X Games.
The freshly built course has had input from all the top level riders
and will push them to their limits to be the outright winner of the
first X FEST Trophy.

Keep your eye on the website for all
the latest updates and further press releases.

And don’t forget this is Santa Pod…

Bring your Car and send it down the ¼
mile strip, Run What you Brung will happen every day. Add Monster
Trucks, Freestyle Motocross and the World Famous FireForce 3 Jet Car
to the mix and you have a weekend not to be missed.

Camping and parking is free with all
weekend tickets which start from £60 per person (£30 for 5-15 year
olds).